Our young cows went for a little walk testerday
2.5 miles later they stopped. The farmer next to us phoned up to say they were in his 50 acre barley field.
They had found the only hole we had patched in the fence and i guess just pushed on through. They are the most frustrating animals because they are in grass upto their knees! but being young and full of fun, off for a little jaunt they went.
They crossed a set aside field, a rape field and a partially ploughed field residing in the spring barley field right by the road. any further and they could have swum the Solent and visited the isle of Wight
So last night me, hubby and son walked the 2+ miles to fetch them back, to be fair they drove back very well with only a couple of breakaways. It reminded me of a program i saw once about how they used to walk the stock to markets in the old days. You have to just walk calmly along with them and enjoy the countryside.
Saw loads of birds and skylarks were singing away, so much for farming killing off all the birds!
Have to say i was knackered when i got home and i do wonder why i'm not a size 10